Boonsong in urgent need of spinal surgery

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Boonsong in urgent need of spinal surgery

By THE NATION

 

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FORMER COMMERCE minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, who is serving a lengthy jail term for corruption, is suffering from severe health problems that could lead to paralysis without proper treatment, Deputy Premier and Justice Minister Prajin Juntong said yesterday.
 

ACM Prajin, who oversees the Department of Corrections, said the agency reported to him that Boonsong has fallen ill from an intervertebral disc disorder that requires immediate surgery at the Police General Hospital.

 

“His slipped spinal discs pose a danger. Without proper treatment, he could become partially or completely paralysed,” he said.

 

Naras Savestanan, director-general of the Department of Corrections, said yesterday that doctors from the Police General Hospital, who regularly examined Boonsong, have suggested an operation to treat his disorder.

 

“His condition is rather severe. The hospital run by the Department of Corrections is not equipped well enough to deal with his case, so Boonsong needs to get his operation at the Police General Hospital,” Naras said.

 

He also said that Boonsong had underdone physical therapy for a long time to treat this problem related to spinal discs. However, a check with the hospital showed no appointment for Boonsong’s operation.

 

According to a source, Boonsong has undergone regular examinations at the hospital. 

 

A recent X-ray examination discovered degradation in his cervical bones, requiring corrective surgery.

 

Boonsong, 58, was sentenced by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders in August last year to 42 years’ in prison for his involvement in irregularities, in which state-owned rice was supposed to be sold to China in a government-to-government deal. 

 

The rice was never exported to China but ended up in the hands of a private company with connections to government figures.

 

The supposed rice sale to China stemmed from the previous government’s rice-pledging scheme, in which rice was bought from farmers at rates well above the market price.

 

Boonsong’s deputy minister Poom Sarapol and senior officials in the Commerce Ministry are also serving lengthy |jail terms in the same corruption |case.

 

Yingluck Shinawatra, who headed that government, fled the country just days before the court was scheduled to read its verdict in a related case against her that also stemmed from the corruption-plagued populist project. 

 

In September last year, the court sentenced former prime minister Yingluck in absentia to five years in jail for negligence that led to the corruption.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30357958

 

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[Srikcir]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

“His slipped spinal discs pose a danger. Without proper treatment, he could become partially or completely paralysed,”

This doesn't pass the smell test.

Slipped disk: Non-surgical treatment options

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279469/

Yes - An untreated, severe slipped disk can lead to permanent nerve damage.

But there is a range of medical and non-medical treatments that should be tried before going surgical.

https://www.healthline.com/health/herniated-disk#treatment

https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/treatments-for-herniated-disk#1

I suspect the recommendation without attempting nonsurgical solutions is that Boonsong must leave Thailand for a specialized surgical procedure -date of return unspecified.

[colinneil]

I call this story BS, it is just a ploy to get him out, possibly out of the country for treatment then......Bye bye suckers.

[Bluespunk]

Ah, release on medical grounds upcoming. 

 

Good strategy. 

[Oziex1]

I would suggest many Thai elites and HiSo's also require spinal treatment, most are spineless.

[Pib]

Sentenced to 42 years in prison in Aug 17. Assuming he went directly to prison that means he has served a little over a year of the 42 year sentence.

Since Thais rarely serve anything remotely close to the original sentence due to sentence reductions, pardons, good behavior, supposedly poor health and surely stuffed envelopes it, it's now time for the govt to figure out some public relations acceptable way to release this guy. My gosh this HiSo has been in prison for over a year!!! TiT.

[meinphuket]

New Thai surgery innovation for corrupted spines.